The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-09
CHICAGO THE PLACE.
AND JUNE 10 THE EARLY DATE
OF the Next National Republican Conven
tion-Tho Uommittss's Session ut Wash.
ington Yestorday-The Claims Of
MANY cities Strongly Prosontsd.


gun. s.. Noe,
Nwan found necessary 10 close the doors,
and until !hoy adjourned to tho Rsrubli.
can Lssgue Club House the speakers had
to bs pulled in when wanted and pushed
out again as soon as they got through
with their u!atements. just acroaa the
hallway, in two snsl!or rooms, was tho
Cincinnati delegation. centering sround
Murat Halstead and Ban Buttsrworth and
uning their cloas opportunities vigorously.
Tho other delegations were eCaitGrel In
other paria oi the building, and Penn
sylvania's small contingent Of active pol
itiCians was quartered at Matt Qaty'a
house.
NH. JoNRs's REMARKS.
The committee was called to order at
II o'clock in Room 100 Of tho Arlington
Hotol, by B. +. Jones', OF Pennsylvania,
lts chairman, Samuol Fesaenden, Of Con.
necticut, setting Is secretary.
In efapeech Chairman Joneg stated
the object Of the meeting as followu:
"GENTLEMEN OF TIE CoMMlrTEI: As
stated in thu call, this meeting lie far the
purpose Of selecting time and place for
holding tho mkt Republican National
Convention; ALEC to consider such other
matters ss may be, brough. bslore It.
"As everything connected, however re-
uotely, with the government. OF this great
country Ia important, our action today
may have far reaching results. We shonld,
therefore, carefully consider euch subjects
as may be brough. before us, that we may
decide wisely.
1--WE may congratulate ourselves on the
improved prospects, Of the Republican
party siace the Nltionel Committee mo.
in ihia city four years ago for the saue
purpose th1t We arc now assembled. A,
thst time the maj ority against the Repub
lican party in the North at the preceding
general State elections countsd up into
the Thousands. The great States Of NaS
York, Pennsylvania and Ohio had Demo
cratic Governors. New York'5 was elect
ed by nearly 200 coo plurality, which waf
reduced for the same candidate in thu
Presidential election to less than LOO.
a. TIE OUTLOOK FAVORABLE.
Though by accident the Democratic
party hsye the Pieaidancy and the pres
tige OF H1ccsss, the signs ers suspicious
for the election Ct 3 Republican President
in 1858. The momentum. acquired by
twenty-five yesrs OF the prsvailance Of Re-
publican principles has not ye. lost itS
force, and the material interes!s OF tht
country are still prospering ss the 7eault o.
Republican industrial legislation. Rs
cont uttsrsnces, however, indicate de-
termination to end this prosperity by ed.
verae legieission ;orGsd upon the country
by an administration hoatlle 10 American
industry and also indicate tha necessity
of the return to power OF tho Republican
party in tho national government 80 thai
American industry, wool growing ant
sugar raising, equally with iron making
and textile production, may have coutin'
ued prosperity, and the employees in thess
industries constant emp!oymsns and con
tinued good wages, auch as American
workmen should receive" H
Tho roll was then called, and ever.
State and Territory, with ono or two ex
ceptionp, was represented by delegate o
q proxy.
| g VACANCIES FILLED.
Several vacancies on the commi!te
were then filled. q. D. Foley was aalecs
ed to take tho place OF Thcmas Wron
from Nevada; 3. Herman to take tn
place Of John L. Appareon, Of Oregon
Congressman W. W. Morrow, to take tn
place ef Horace DAvla, Of California, ent
G. NJ. Thomas to take the place Of j. L
| Moore, Of Kentucky. -.3r z
At this point Gen. ]. h. Sypher, Greel
B. Raum and E w. Fox, com mit.es from
the National Republican League, vera ad
mitted, and Gen. sypher, in O few words
extended an invitation to the Nationa
Committee to come to the League head
quar,srs, capHeio1s building square die
tant, and transact their busiuess there, a
we'll es to participate In Republican Low
least to night. to which all Rspublical
lCongressmen and prominent Republican
in the city had been invited. The Com
Imittee at once decided to lcnvo their con
ltrscted uuerters at the Arlington An
repair to the League heHdQuarters.
THE APPLICANTS FOR THE LOCATION.
| A recess wss taken long enough to en-
able tho committee to take posasgslon c
their new and far more agreeable qual
ters, aad when Chairman Jones agGi
called the members 10 order an informs
discussion ensuad as to the time whic
should bs allowed to representatives
tho ycrious cities which arc competing 10
ithe priAe o. holding the next Rspublica
convection to present their rsspectiv
Claims, II vas finally decided that 6ftee
miuutes should Sa accorded to each 4elt
CATION, and tho first delegation admitte
was that from the State Of Minnesota,
large number OF gentlemen bearlug badgt
Indicating that they were present to &c
yocate tho claims OF Minneapolis. The
lanokesmau wan ex-senator Window, wh
gave reasons why he thought that Mimi
, spolis should be favored by the commi
J tee, He guaranteed on behalf Of the oft
sens Of that city that travelling expense
of delegates ehould rot be greater than
the convention should be held In Chieag'
CLAIMS OF MINNEAPOLIS.
ST, Paul and Minnesplis, he said, wei
united In an effort to secure the ConVel
tlon at tho latter place and the res: o; V
country should encourage their iriendl
, ness. Lsuahter] He had nothing
, say against arr other city. but he warne
the COMMITTEES that the Convention aft,
Il sweating for q week In Philadelphi
81. Louis or Chicsgo would w,su T.
lit had met at Minneapolis. 1linnsapo'
i, lbsg grown up under Republican prime
plesethey had partaksn oi the benefits
/. Republican policy and he wished to sho
: how thoy had proupered under th
I policy, Minnnesata wss neutral as
r candidates and all would bs treated isirl
I There were thoussnds Of men In the sts
q who were Ht to bs Frcsldont, but MI
!, nesola had no candidate. ,r.'
}. Al issue had been made by the Prs
9 dent in his message and the Republic
Q marty must ect upon 1t. The iesue y
i that OF protection or free trade. 7
a President had adopted q form Of mesa
3 never before flssra Ok. He had iorgott
q to ackno wladge even Slrs alYine. pso
dence had done for tho country, snd b
IA fssbai into the tariff as tho issue bsswe,
!. !. the two pafiiart He (Windoml } Was q